Ham Radio Digital Modes Hat for Raspberry Pi

Hello Operators For you Raspberry Pi users, It looks like we finally have an audio codec, GPS, real time clock, and native data ports on a Raspberry Pi hat, purpose built for the portable ham radio digital modes amateur radio operator. Many of you already know that I made the switch to Raspberry Pi to augment the limited support in the Amateur Radio Community for the Android operating system. Ok we do have psk31, rtty, SSTV, WSPR, WeatherFAX, PSKMail, and AndFLMSG, but we lack FT8, JT65, JS8, WinLink, and many other mode which would have made that platform awesome for digital portable ham radio. Now I use my Android tablet as a wireless screen for the Raspberry Pi 3B+, and have integrated the Raspberry Pi into my Yaesu ft-817, and the Yaesu ft-891. I'm so impressed with it that I started making videos about ham radio with the Raspberry Pi. Scroll down to view that playlist. So what about this device? NW Digital Radio calls it a Digital Radio Amateur WorkStation Board for the Raspberry Pi. I think Digital Radio Amateur Workstation System would be more cool, but i'll take it. Before we get started, I have one incoming for documentation, tutorial videos and getting the word out. In fact, I can't tell you how stoked I am about this product. Integrating the Raspberry Pi with a field radio will be easier than ever. Fewer cables, no cable mess, and a clean installation. Why we should care about DRAWS To be honest with you, when I first ran into this device, I thought to myself, wow someone has been watching my videos, solving the problem of integrating the Raspberry Pi, with all the components we need for digital communications. DRAWS is a Raspberry Pi HAT. This is a purely hardware solution combining several components for digital amateur radio, into a single integrated solution. Video url:    • Ham Radio Digital Modes Hat for Raspberry Pi   Main features Pre-built Raspberry Pi Image This makes its easier to get started. Don't worry, DRAWS will also work with your own images after downloading a few libraries. Built in high-performance audio codec. This means no more external audio interface. GPS with pulse per second (PPS). Syncing time for Off grid communications is easy and accurate. Plus we free up a USB port as we no longer need the USB GPS dongle. Embedded battery backed real-time clock (RTC). If the GPS fails, the RTC will still keep the time, no internet required. 12VDC native to power the DRAWS Hat and the Raspberry Pi. Now we get rig of buck converters and usb adapter to power the RPi. Everything gets powered through the same supply as your rig. Dual Rig interface audio sockets This isn't well documented yet, but from the images, we can see two radio ports for audio in on the data ports of our rigs. SMA connector for optional GPS LNA antenna. Now we don't have to rely on the internal antenna. If required, we can add an external antenna on the GPS for improved performance during sat acquisition. I think this DRAWS Hat for Raspberry Pi is an epic change in portable digital ham radio, and how we integrate digital communications into our rigs. While companies are adding PSK31 to qrp rigs without thinking about how we as field operators will use that "feature", companies like NW Digital Radio are helping push digital ham radio forward, by essentially giving us a single wire integrated solution, for digi mode integration. Although I forget to mention it in the video, the DRAWS hat can also be configured as a Digital Voice Repeater or Hotspot. Outstanding! Somebody is finally paying attention to the new breed of portable ham radio operators using the Raspberry Pi for digital ham radio in the ham shack, off-grid, and in the field. 73 Julian oh8stn Episode notes. http://oh8stn.org/blog/2018/11/18/dig... Mentioned or seen in the video. Ham Radio with a Raspberry Pi:    • Ham Radio with a Raspberry Pi   Raspberry Pi articales by OH8STN https://oh8stn.org/blog/tag/raspberry... Portable Power for the Raspberry Pi https://oh8stn.org/blog/2018/09/27/po... Headless Raspberry Pi https://oh8stn.org/blog/2017/12/23/di... Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi access point https://oh8stn.org/blog/2018/08/13/x-... Raspberry Pi Mini Bluetooth Keyboard https://amzn.to/2Qp9BzZ GPS Time Sync https://oh8stn.org/blog/2018/08/13/of... PiJuice hat https://amzn.to/2Qp9BzZ If you found this post useful, entertaining, inspiring, or educational, consider dropping a buck in the tip jar. You can do that with PayPal ( https://www.paypal.me/oh8stn/1usd/ ) or by joining my Patreon (   / oh8stn   ) community. You can also use this Amazon link ( http://www.amazon.com/shop/oh8stn ) to support the channel through your Amazon purchases.